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TUTORIAL: Recycled T-shirt Bag I have been making the square bottom version of these upcycled/recycled t-shirt bags for years but you either have to do more sewing to create boxed corners or you get these weird pointy, almost yoda like, corners depending on what … Continue reading Posted in Sewing , Tutorials Tagged bag , cheap , DIY , drama llama , eco-friendly , free , grocery , knit , pattern , recycle , reusable , Sewing , shopping , t-shirt , tutorial , Tutorials , upcycled Upcycled Retro Pin-up Style Maternity Dress

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Blanket Stitching - Part 3 - Corners and Sewing 2 Pieces Together

http://weefolkart.com/content/blanket-stitching-part-3-corners-and-sewing-2-pieces-together When I first started blanket stitching, my corners were... how shall I put this... unique, interesting, inconsistent... in other words, a mess! Messy is okay for some projects, but I did want my corners to look better and to stay looking good after a project was finished. Time and trial brought me to the point where I was finally satisfied with my corners. Today I will be sharing how to blanket stitch corners and how to sew 2 pieces of felt together.

Circle skirt calculator – for the drafting of full, half and 3/4 skirts. With bonus grading worksheet! | The Snug Bug

Special Sunday greetings you naked molerats! Since you’re so naked, I thought you might want to make yourselves some nice little circle skirts. And perhaps, like me, you find yourself with little mole rat patterns just a touch on the small side. But the grading of a circle skirt isn’t so easy, is it you naked rodents? http://pattythesnugbug.com/2011/circle-skirt-calculator-for-the-drafting-of-full-half-and-34-skirts-with-bonus-grading-worksheet/

Making Your Own Pattern: a tutorial

http://sweet-verbena.blogspot.com/2011/07/making-your-own-pattern-tutorial.html Patterns aren't cheap . Seriously, I was browsing through through the look books at Hobby Lobby the other day and some of them were as much as $20 . Tack that on to the price of fabric and other supplies and suddenly sewing your own clothing becomes very expensive.

Video tutorials on arts and crafts throughout history

How to Build a Coracle The coracle is an ancient boat (often used for fishing) dating back to at least the Roman invasion of Britain Like the currach (or curragh), the coracle is relatively simple in its construction. These small one person vessels are in essence, a large basket made of either a bent lath or round wood frame covered [...] http://www.howtohistory.com/video-tutorials/
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The Promised Skirt Hemming Tutorial

Step 1. Choose a good skirt to work with. This particular technique works best with wool-like skirts. If this is your first time for hemming a skirt, look for one that is unlined and straighter vs. fuller.